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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX 10 W 15-95 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 YAESU-VR-000120